steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to step firmly; to harden by treading
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
toughened glass; tempered glass
(personal) background check
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to take a breath; to take a short rest
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
while alive; during one's lifetime
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
in case of; at that time; at this time
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe